State University of New York at Buffalo
Professor of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo; Author of Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America
PROFILE
James Campbell
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FROM James Campbell
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How Politically Divided is America? Hillary Clinton called for unity in her speech last night. But if you watched both conventions, it’s hard to argue the country isn’t hopelessly divided. How did the nation become so divided , and does it spell more trouble down the road? Or is polarization, in fact, healthy for a democracy.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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